FO – leaving yarn tail. Sew patch onto the outer ear
lining up the open edge of the outer ear to the flat side of the inner ear. Assureyou only sew through one side of the
outer ear to stop the cream yarn showing on the back.

Assembly:

Sew arms to front sides of the body where the neck is. There
should be approx. 5st between the two.

Sew legs to either side of the body in a seated position between
R 35-37. Have the MR part of foot facing forwards and the decreased stitches
from R 8-9of leg pointing upwards.

Sew ears to either side of the head at approx. R 5-15.

Nose – Black

Starting between the eyes at approx. R 10, embroider the
nose. Start sewing over approx. 2-3 stitches and increase to 4-5 stitches as
the nose gets wider in the middle, before narrowing in again at the bottom. The
nose ends approx. R 15.

Friday, 9 February 2018

This pattern is still written in MCAL form but contains the finished picture at the end as well as what it is in the title.

This Mystery Crochet Along pattern has been rated advanced beginner and is free to take part in. Ensure you are happy with all the stitches and equipment to avoid disappointment.

To join in chat and info about the test with others join this group. There is a general thread for this MCAL and a spoiler thread where you can share you pictures as you make each clue and guess what you think you are making.

Get picking your yarn! It looks good in any colour. Mix and match as you like. Use green and red to clash or a light and dark version of the same colour.

You
will need:

Yarn needle

Soft toy filling

8mm safety eyes

Pipe cleaner

3mm crochet hook (This
pattern can be made with any size yarn and hook. I recommend using a hook
1 size smaller than suggested on the yarn)

Dc2tog – work up a dc
stopping at the last YO that would normally complete the stitch (this is
an incomplete dc). This will leave 2 loops on your hook. Keeping that on
your hook, work another incomplete dc into the next st. There will now be
3 loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 3 loops.

Dc3tog – work up a dc
stopping at the last YO that would normally complete the stitch (this is
an incomplete dc). This will leave 2 loops on your hook. Keeping that on
your hook, work an incomplete dc into the next 2st. There will now be 4
loops on the hook. YO and pull through all 4 loops.

ST - Stitch

SLST - Slip stitch

R – Round or Row

FO - Finish Off

Other things to note....

This is worked in continuous
rounds. It is helpful to use a stitch marker to keep track.

The number in ( ) at the end
of each round indicates the total stitch count for that round.

* * indicates repeated
series of stitches.

Use invisible decreases for
a neater finished product. This is done by using the FLO of the stitches
while making the decrease.

Changing colour - complete the stitch before the colour change by working the last yarn over of the stitch with the new colour.

5sc, dec, 2sc, dec, 5sc (14) - Stuff the start of the piece firmly and the end of the piece lightly.

9-24.

Sc (14) – (16 rounds)

25.

*dec * x7 (7)

FO – Close hole, leaving yarn tail.

Clue 4. – 22nd
feb

In Colour 1

1.

4sc into MR (4)

2.

*Inc * x4 (8)

3-13.

Sc (8) - (11 rounds) - Stuff
the piece and continue stuffing to end.

FO – leaving yarn tail.

Clue 5. Make 2 – 24th
feb

In Colour 1

1.

6sc into MR (6)

2.

*Inc * x6 (12)

3.

*1sc, inc * x6 (18)

4.

*2sc, inc * x6 (24)

5.

*3sc, inc * x6 (30)

6.

*4sc, inc * x6 (36)

7.

*5sc, inc * x6 (42)

8.

*6sc, inc * x6 (48)

9-11.

Sc (48) – (3 rounds)

12.

10sc, dec x2, 20sc, dec x2, 10sc (44)

13.

9sc, dec x2, 18sc, dec x2, 9sc (40)

14.

6sc, dec x4, 26sc (36)

15.

*7sc, dec * x4 (32)

16.

*6sc, dec * x4 (28)

17.

*5sc, dec * x4 (24)

18.

*4sc, dec * x4 (20)

FO – leaving yarn tail. This piece is unstuffed.

Clue 6. 26th feb

In Colour 1

1.

4sc into MR (4)

2.

*Inc * x4 (8)

3.

Sc (8)

4.

*3sc, inc * x2 (10)

5.

BLO – sc (10)

6-7.

Sc (10)

8.

Inc, 9sc (11)

9-10.

Sc (11)

11.

Inc, 10sc (12)

12-13.

Sc (12)

14.

Inc, 11sc (13)

15-16.

Sc (13)

17.

Inc, 12sc (14)

18-19.

Sc (14)

20.

Inc, 13sc (15)

21-22.

Sc (15)

23.

Inc, 14sc (16)

24.

Sc (16)

25.

*3sc, inc * x4 (20)

26.

Sc (20)

27.

*4sc, inc * x4 (24)

28.

Sc (24)

29.

*3sc, inc * x6 (30)

30.

*4sc, inc * x6 (36)

31.

*5sc, inc * x6 (42)

32.

*6sc, inc * x6 (48)

33-42.

Sc (48) – (10 rounds) –
add pipe cleaner and some stuffing to R1-23 to make it posable, bend over any sharp ends to prevent them from
coming through.Stuff the rest of the piece and continue
stuffing until end. Push the starting tip (approx. R1-4) inwards to add
shape.

Using the yarn tail left from clue 1 (body), sew to clue 6
(head) between approx. R29-36 with the eyes at the top.

Sew clue 3 (arms) to front sides of the body. There should
be approx. 5st between the two. Position so that the MR rests on the ground and
the dc2tog stitches face outwards.

Sew clue 2 (legs) to either side of the body in a seated
position. Between R6-9. Have the MR part of facing forwards and the dc3tog
stitches pointing upwards. They are angled out so that the arms sit between
them and rest on the ground.

Sew clue 5 (ears) to either side of the head. Fold last
round of st together using the dec sections to make the top and bottom. The
bottom is where there are the extra decreases. Leave approx. 12 st between each
ear (counting from the top part of the ear). Sew approx. half way between the
front and back of the rounded part of the head.

Sew clue 4 (tail) to the bottom back of the body. Cut
strands of the C2 and attach them to the start two round of the tail. Use a
crochet hook to pull them between two stitches.